
%0 Journal Article
%A Brown, RFC 
%A Edwards, GL 
%A Jones, CM 
%A Rae, ID 
%A Teo, PYT 
%T Synthetic approaches tb mycorrhizin A and gilmicolin. II. Early introduction of a C<sub>3</sub> side chain into a benzofuranol precursor
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1983/06/01
%V 36
%N 6
%P 1263-1273
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9831263
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9831263 
%X An attempt to modify the previously reported synthesis of the tricyclic system (1) of mycorrhizin A (2) and gilmicolin (3) by very early introduction of a C3 side chain is described. However, both 6-(2-acetoxypropyl)-7a-methoxy-2,2-dimethylbenzofuran-4,7(2H,7aH)-dione (21) and the corresponding 6-allyl compound (24) fail to add cyclopentadiene as required for protection of the enedione system in the original scheme. 
